Window shade and awning



c. E. HENDRIX 1,830,737

WINDOW SHADE AND AWNING Filed April 21, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 3, 1931.

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fore refers to a substantially upright'memher conforming to the article known as a win dowshade, and it also extends to an'inclined shade member serving as. an awning.

One 'ofthe objectsis to produce a simple and etficientmeans for retainingthe shade material 'in the positions to which it may be adjusted as a windowshade or awning.

Another object'is to permitvertical adj ustment of the device when it' is positioned n to form avertical. shade or an inclined awn ing. This is especially desirable when the device is used as an awning for an automobile, as the awning canthen be adjust-ed for tallandshort persons, or to merely serve as a visor at the top of the window. further object is to produce a device of this class thatcan be easily and'quickly applied to windows of'diiferent widths. More specifically stated, this object includes a 1on git'udinally adjustable roller on which the shade web is wound, an extensible device whereby the supports forthe roller'm'ay be secured to windows of different widths,and a "rod removably'secured in the outer margin of the shade web. The several parts are preferably so arranged that the entire device can be easily secured to andvremoved from a window, Without using a tool of any kind I With the foregoing and other objects in view,the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustratedin the accompanying draw ings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. 7 However, it is to be 5 understood thatthe invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of the claims hereunto v-appended.

'Fig. 1 is an inside view ofthe device applied to an automobile window.

1930. seri l No. 445,880

'Fig. 2 is a vertical section onthe line'-22; in Fig.1, drawn to alarger scale. j Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing how the-locking dog at one end of the spring actuated roller is located in an inoperative position when the device is in service. t

Fig; 4 is a detail view showing a portion of the b'racket at the opposite end of the. roller; i i Fig.5 is a sectiononthe line 5+5 in Fig. 1. Fig. .6 is a fragmentary View, showing a portion of the sha'de'web, and a portionof gin of said web. i 1 Fig. 7 is a view similarto Fig. 11 showing the webpositioned to serve as an awning.

Fig: 8 is a section on theline 8-'-8 'in Fig. 7, drawn to a larger, scale and illustrating two of the positions inwhich the awning may be located, a portion of a vertical guide being broken away to showfthe detents'which se-j cure the awning in the position illustratedloy dotted lines. s

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9 9. in Fig. 8. v Fig. 10 is-a fragmentary inside view,on a smaller scale, showing the awning in the pos'itionillustrated by dotted linesin Fig. 8. Fig. 11 ,is a detail view of the'tabor handle usedin operating the device. I r I .Fig.;12 isa viewsimilar to ig. 7, showing 30 a portion of the web as it appears when lo-. cated in an approximatelyvertical position to serve as a window shade. j r 7 Fig.1?) isa section on the line 13.13 in Fig.

the'rod'removably secured in "the outer inar- 12, drawn to a larger 'scale.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary view similar to the lower portion of Fig. 13', but showing the web in'a higher'position, and also showing de tents to secure the web in this/position.

Fig. 15isa section on theline15+15 in Fig.

13, d1aw1ifto a larger, scale... t Fig. ,16 is a. perspective view of elements shown onthe right hand side of Fig. .11, in spaced apart relation inZ-the order ofmount f 111g-.

The automobilewindow herein shown may have a frameofany kind includingjambs 1" I at the sides. Each of these ambs may be provided with a vertical groove 2toireceivethe side edgesof a vertically adjustable window said extension being securedto a rod 11 (Figs.

2 and 16) surrounded by the usual spring 12 which tends to rewind the web when itzis unwound from the roller. One end of the spring is secured to the rod and the other end is secured to the roller in the usual, or any suitable, manner which is not shown, as the invention is not limited-to any means for securing thespring. a r i I The ordinary spring-actuated shade roller includes a locking dog to prevent rewinding of the shade web when it is adjusted to the desired position, and in Fig. 3, I have shown a dog of this kind to retain the spring under tension until the device is assembled, but the locking dog is thereafter ineffective, as other meansare provided to prevent rewinding of the web, and Iprefer to retain this web under tension when it is adjusted to its several positions 7 a The locking dog 13 (Fig 3) is pivoted to theroller 8 and it is adapted to engagethe stop shoulder on a disk 14 to prevent rewinding before the device is assembled, said disk being secured to the flat extension10. However,.when the device is assembled, the stop shoulder lies at the bottom of the then stationary disk'14, sothe pivoted dog 13 will not cooperate with said shoulder.

To aid'in locating the disk 14 and its stop shoulder (Fig. 8) in the position just referred to, I may so arrange a winding crank 15,.onthe fiat extension 10 that thecrank will indicate the position of said shoulder. For example, if the crank is arranged as shown in Figs. 2 and 8, it will extend downwardly whenthe stop shoulder on the disk 14 is at the bottom of the disk, and this will show how the roller should beflmounted in its supports. Thecrank' is also used in tensioningthe spring 12 before the device is applied to a window, and at .this time thepivoted dog 13 (Fig. 3) cooperates with the shoulder on said disk-14 to retain the spring under tension.

The means for. supporting the roller 8 ineludes brackets 16' extending from vertical bars 17 at the sidesof the window, each brack ethaving an L-shaped slot 18 (Fig. 4). The rotary trunnion 9 lies in one of these slots, while the fiat extension 10 (Figs. 3 and 7 is located inthe corresponding slotof the other bracketlfi. a V

' Each'vertical bar 17 (Fig.5) has a flange l9 extendinginto a groove 2,.a head 20 to receive the beade lon the, jla'mb 1, and a facing 21 adapted to frictionally engage the jamb. This facing 21 is preferably a strip of friction material, such as plastic adhesive rubber compound which will conform to, and adhere to the jamb when the bar 17 is forced toward the jamb as hereafter described.

It will now be understood that when the device is assembled, the web 7 may be forcibly unwound from the roller 8, and thespring 12 always tends to rewind the web.

The outer margin of the web is folded and secured to form a hem 22, as shown in Fig. 7 and Fig.8, which receives a rod 23, andthe ends of this rod are removably located in short tubes 24 (Fig. 6) extending from arms 25, each arm having a slot 26to receivea pivot' 27 carried by a supporting member 28. The rod 23 and arms form a substantially U-shaped yoke pivoted at 27 to the supporting members 28, but the simple rod 23 is merely telescoped with the short tubes 24, so the device can be easily assembled and taken apart.

Furthermore, in applyingthe device to a window, a side marginal portion of the web 7 can be severed, or torn off, to make the web conform to the width of the window, which is usual in devices of this kind, and the removable rod 23 can also be shortened by cutting off one of its ends to produce a pivoted yoke of the desired width. 9

As shownby Figs. 2, 8, and 9, each supporting member 28 may be a sheet metal stamp ing, folded. to' embrace a vertical guide bar 29., The pivot 27 (Fig. 9) serves as a connection for the folded portions of the member 28. Each guide bar 29 is parallel with and slightly separated from one of the vertical bars 17, as shown inFigs. 9 and 10..

Each supporting,v member. 28 is provided with a slot 30 to receive the extended'inner end of one of the pivoted arms, and the bots tomof this slot provides a stop, or abutment 31 to prevent upward movement of the pivoted arm-,=as shown in Fig. 8. I

When the device is not in service, it is retained in the condition shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by means of the spring which tends to wind the web 7 'onto the roller. v

I When the device is to be used as an awning, the-tab or handle 32 is pulled to move the web to an inclined position suggested by Figs. 7, 8 and 10, and the arms 25 are then moved longitudinally to locate the extended inner ends of' said arms in the slots 30. The stops, or abutments 31, formed by the bottom walls ofsaid slots, then prevent rewinding of the web while it is held, under tension by thespring 12 in the roller 8. V

The supporting members 28 are slidable on the vertical guide bars 29, so the awning can be adjusted to different positions, as suggested in Fig. 8, and when in any of these positions, the web: is held under tension by the spring in theshade roller.

To illustrate a suitablemeans for securing the awning in the difierent positions I have shown yieldable detents 33 formed by bendin the metal of the bar-17 (Figs. 7, 8 and 10 and adapted to cooperate with the upper edges of the slidable supporting members 28 to prevent accidental displacement of said members 28.

The web 7 may: also occupy approximately vertical positions, as suggested in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, and the tension of the Web 7 then tends to elevate the arms 25. In other words, thearms 25 maybe moved from approximately upright positions'wherein they extend upwardly from the pivots 27, as shown in Fig. 1, to intermediate positions wherein they extend outwardly fromthewindow to position the web as an awning (Fig. '8), and said arms are movable from the intermediate positions to depending positions wherein they extend downwardly from'the pivots (Figs. 12, 13 and 14) to position the web as a window shade.

In all of its positions, the spring tends to rewind the web, and to prevent this rewinding when the web is moved to its approximately vertical position, I have shown (Figs. 12, 13, 14 and 15) stop members 34 connecting the lower'ends of the vertical guides 29to the vertical bars 17. a

These stop members 34 are so arranged in the paths of arms 25 that they prevent continued inward movement after the end of the web is moved inwardly across the vertical plane in which the axis of the pivots 27 is located, said arms and web being free to move outwardly, away from the stop members, in response to outward pressure overcoming the spring 12 which holds the web 7 under tension.

' When the web 7 is located in its approximately vertical position, it can be adjusted vertically, as the stop members 34 do not interfere with the vertical adjustment of the slidable members 28. When the web is in this approximately vertical position, the window pane 3 would usually serve as a stop to prevent undue outward displacement of the web, even though the motion of an automobile equipped with the device tends to shift the arms 25 from the stops 34. v The supporting means to secure the device to a window includes the pair of bars 17 and the adhesive rubber facings 21 adapted to engage the j ambs. If the bars 17 are pro erly forced away from eachother, the entire'd svice will be securely attached to a window.

To illustrate the foregoing feature of the invention, I have shown a means whereby the verticalbars 17 are forced away from each other to secure the device to thejambs. This means is an extensible thrust device arranged between the vertical bars 17, and as an illustration of a suitable thrust device, I have shown a horizontal rod 36 secured to one of The shade web 7 and the rod 23 at its outer 7 margin may be trimmed, as previously de'- scribed, for windows of different widths, and the same is true of the rod'35. This will require-a corresponding variation in the length of the roller 8. a

I claim:

1. An awning comprising a'roller, 'a web wound thereon, a pair of vertical-bars adapted to be secured to the sides'of a window frame, each of said vertical bars being provided with'a supporting member, a pair of arms secured :tothe outer edge of said web and pivoted to said supporting members-said arms being-movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, said supporting'members being provided with stops engaging portions of said arms to limit the upward pivotal movement of said arms when the web occupies its extended position, and

a spring tending to rewind the web'on the roller, so as to force said arms onto said stops.

2. An awning comprising a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of vertical bars adaptedto be securedto the sides of a window frame, supporting members securedto said bars, a yoke including a member in the outer edge of said web and arms extending from the ends of said-member and provided with elongated slots, pivots securing said arms to said supporting members, said arms being movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, stop members located near said pivots to prevent upward pivotal movement of said arms when the web is extended, the inner ends of said arms being extended'from the pivots to provide', retaining members,'said arms being loosely'secured at the pivots and movable longitudinally to move their extended inner ends into and out of engagement with said stop members when said web occupies its extended position, and a spring tending to rewindsaid web on said roller, so as to retain the extended inner ends of said arms in engagement with said'stop members.

3. An awning comprising a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair ofvertical bars adapted to'be secured to the sides of a window frame, a yoke including a member extending across and secured to theouteredge of said web and arms extending from the ends of said member, supporting members, pivots securf mg said arms to sald' supporting members, said arms being movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, said supporting members being provided with openings adjacent to said pivots, each of said arms having a longitudinal slot to receive the pivot and the inner end of each arm being extended from the pivot to provide a supporting member, said arms being movable longitudinally to move their extended inner ends into and out of said openings when said web occupies its extended position, the lower walls of said openings serving as stops to limit the upward pivotal movement of the arms, and a: spring tending to'rewind said web on said roller, so as to retain the inner ends of said arms in said openings.

4. An awning comprising a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of substantially verti cal guides adapted to lie at opposite sides of a window frame, supporting members slidably secured to said guides, a pair of arms having an elongated slotsecured to the outer edge of said web and pivoted to the slidable supporting members, said arms being movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, and said slidable supporting members being adjustable along said guides while the web is extended, so as to locate the outer edge of the web in difierent horizontal planes.

5. ,An awning comprising a roller, aweb wound thereon, a pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at opposite sides of a window frame, said vertical bars being provided with substantially vertical guides and supporting 3 members slidable thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer edge of said web and .plvoted to said slidable members, said arms being movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, said slidable members being provided with means to limit the upward pivotal movement of said arms when the web occupies its extended position, and a spring tending to rewind the web on the roller, so as to maintain the web under ten sion when said slidable members are adjusted to diilerent positions on said guides.

6. An awning comprising a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of vertical bars adaptedto be secured to the sides ofa window frame, each of said vertical bars being provided with a substantially vertical guide and a supporting member slidable along said guide, a pair of arms secured to the outer edge of said web and pivoted to the slidable supporting members, said arms being movable ontheir pivots to locate; the webinits extended position, said supporting members being provided with stops engaging portions of said arms to limit the upward pivotal movement of said'arms when the web occupies its extended position. and a spring tending to rewind the web on the roller, so as to force saidrarms onto said stops, said supporting members being movable along the guides while the arms and web. areextended.

a 7. An awning comprising-a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of substantially vertie calguides adapted to lie at opposite sides of a wlndow frame, supporting members slid ably fitted to said guides, a yoke including a, member in the'outer edge of said web and arms extending from. the ends of said mem-. ber, pivots securing said arms to said slidable supporting-members, said armsbeing movable on their pivots tolocate the web in its extended position, stop members carriedby' said supporting members toprevent upward, pivotal movement of said arms when the web. is extended, the inner ends of said arms be-' ing extended from the pivots to provide a retaining member, said arms'being loosely secured at the pivots and movable longitu-z dinally to move their extended inner ends into and out of engagement with said stop members when said web occupies its extended position, anda spring tending to rewind said web on said roller, so as to retain the inner ends of said arms in engagement, with saidstop members, said slidabl'esupporting members being movable along said guides when the web is extended, so as to locate the outer edge of the web in different positions.

8. An awning comprising a roller, a'web wound thereon, a pair of substantially vertical guides adapted to be secured to opposite sides of a window frame, supporting members slidably secured to said guides,.apair of arms secured to the outer edge of said web and pivoted tothe slidable supporting members, said arms being, movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, said slidable supporting members being adjustable along said guides while the web is extended, so as to locate the outer edge of the web in difierent horizontal planes, and looking element's retaining said slidable supporting members in the positionsto which they are adjusted, said locking elements comprising yieldable detents cooperating, with said slidable supporting'members. V

9. An awning comprising a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of-substantially vertie cal guides adapted to be secured toopposite sides of a window frame, supporting members slidably secured to said guides, a pair of arms secured to the outer edge of said web and-pivoted to the slidable supporting members, said arms being movable on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, a spring tending to rewind the web on the roller, stops carried bysa-id slidable supporting members :and cooperating with said arms to retain the web in its extended condition, said slidable supporting members being adjustable along said guides whiletheweb is extended, so as to locate the outer edge of the web in different horizontal planes, and de-i tents retaining said slidable supporting members in the positions to whichthey are adjusted 10. An awning comprising a roller, a web Wound thereon, a pair of substantially-vertical guides adapted to be secured to opposite sidesofawindow frame, supporting members slidably secured to said guides, a pair of arms secured to the outer edge of said web and pivoted to slidable supporting 'members, 'said arms being loosely mounted on their pivots to locate the web in its extended position, a spring tending to rewind the web on-the roller, stops carried by said slidable supporting members and cooperating with said arms to retain the web in its extendedcondition, said slidable supporting members being adjustable along said guides While the web is extended, so as to locate the outer edge of the web in different horizontal planes, and detents retaining said slidable supporting members in the positions to which theyare adjusted, said detents comprising yieldable bar's associated withsaid guides and provided with extended detents in different planes adapted to engage said slidable supporting members 11. In a combined window shade and awning, a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer end of the web, a

bers adapted to prevent return movement of said arms when they are located in said depending positions, and a spring tending to rewind said web on said roller, so as to retain said arms in engagement with said stop members.

12. In a combined window shade and awning, a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer end of the web, a pair of supporting members adapted to be secured to the sides of a window frame, pivots connecting said arms to said supporting members, said arms being movable on the pivots from approximately upright positions wherein they extend upwardly from the pivots to intermediate positions wherein they extend outwardly from the window to position the web as an awning, and said arms being movable from said intermediate positions to depending positions wherein they extend downwardly from the pivots to position the web as a window shade, stop members adapted to prevent return movement of said arms when they are located in said depending positions, and a spring tending to rewind said web on said roller, so as to retain said arms in engagement; with said stop members, said stop members being so arranged-that they cooperate withgsaid pivoted arms to prevent continued inward movement after the end of the web is moved inwardly across the vertical plane in which the axis of the pivots is located. a 13. In a combined window shade and awning, a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer end of the Web,

a pair of supporting members adapted to be secured to the sides of a window frame, pivots connecting said arms to said supporting members, said arms being movable on the pivots from approximately upright positions whereinthey extend upwardly from the pivots to intermediate positions wherein'they extend outwardly from the window to position the web as, an awning, and said arms being movable from said intermediate positions to depending positions wherein they extend downwardly from the pivots to position the web as a window shade, stop'members adapted to prevent return movement of said arms when they are located in said depending positions, and a spring tending to rewind'said web on said roller, so as toretain said arms in engagement with said stop members, said stop members being so arranged in the paths of said arms thatthey only'prevent continued inward movement after the endvof the web is moved inwardly across the vertical plane in which the axis of the pivots is located, said arms and web being free to move outwardly, away from said stop members, in response to an outward pressure overcoming said spring. -V I I 14. In a combined window shade and awning, aroller, a web wound thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer end of the web,-a pair ofsupporting members adapted to be secured to the sides of a window frame, pivots connecting said arms to said supporting members, said arms being movable on the pivots 'from substantially upright positions wherein'they extend upwardly from the pivots to intermediate positions wherein they extend outwardly from the window 'toposition'theweb as an awning, and said arm's'being movable from said intermediate positions to depending positionswherein they extend downwardly from the pivots to position the web as'a window shade, means for preventing return movement of'said arms when they are located insaid "intermediate and depending positions said pivots being adjustable vertically on said supporting members to locate the edge of the web in diflerenthorizontal planes when the arms occupy saiddepending positions, and "a spring tending to rewind said web on said roller. 7 I a "15. In a combined window shade and awning,'a roller, a web wound thereon, a pair of arms secured to the outer end of the web, a

pair ofsupporting members adapted 'to be secured to the sides of a window frame, pivots connecting said arms to said supporting members, said arms being movable on the pivots from approximately upright positions wherein they extend upwardly from the pivots to intermediate positions wherein they extend outwardly from the window to position the web as an awning, and said arms being movable from said intermediate positions to depending positions wherein they extend downwardly from the pivots to position "the web as a window shade, stop members adapted to prevent return movement of said arms when they are located in said depending posltions, and a spring tending torewind said web on said roller, so as to retaln sald arms in engagement with said stop members, and sald plvots being ad uStable vertically along said supports, to locate the end of the web in different positions while said stop members are cooperating with the pivoted arms.

16. In a device of the class described, a

pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, a shade roller rotatably supported by said vertical bars, a web wound on said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to secure the device to the jambs.

17. In a. device of the class described, a pair of vertical barsadapted to lie at the jambs of a window, a shaderoller rotatably supported by said vertical bars, a web wound .on said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to secure the devlce to the Jambs, said means comprising an extensible thrust devlce arranged between said vertical bars.

18. In a device of the class described, a pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, a shade roller rotatably supported by said vertical bars, a web wound on said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to secure the device to the jambs, said means comprising'alined rods between said vertical adapted to engage the jambs, a shade roller supported by said vertical bars, a webwound around said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to frictionally secure said friction material between said vertical bars and j ambs.

21. In a device of the class described, a pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, each of said vertical bars being pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, each of said vertical bars being provlded with a facing of rubber friction material adapted to engage the ambs,

'a shade roller supported by said vertical bars, a web wound around said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to friction-ally secure said friction materialbetween said vertical bars and jambs.

23. In a device of the class described, a pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, eachof said vertical-bars being provlded w1th a facing of plaster, adhesive rubber friction material adapted to engage the jambs, a shade roller supported by said vertical bars, a web wound around said roller, and means whereby said vertical bars are forced away from each other to frictionally secure said friction material between said vertical bars and jambs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

CHARLES E. HENDRIX.

bars and screw threads connecting said rods. 19. In a device of the class described, a

pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, a shade roller rotatably supported by said vertical bars, a web wound on said roller, and means whereby said ver- 'tical bars are forced away fromeach other to secure the device to the jambs, said means comprising a horizontal rod secured to one of said vertical bars, a-socket extending from the other vertical bar, a second rod having one of its ends rotatably mounted in said socket and its other end alined with the first mentioned rod, and a screw threaded member connecting said rods.

20. In a device of the class described, a pair of vertical bars adapted to lie at the jambs of a window, each of said vertical bars being provided with a facing of friction material provided with a facing 0f flexible friction 

